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Mappira-Kun | a four-panel gag manga by Yoshirou Kato serialized in the Mainichi Shimbun - Comic Strip
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Mappira-Kun | a four-panel gag manga by Yoshirou Kato serialized in the Mainichi Shimbun

Comic Strip
2001
Mixed Media
22.3 x 37.5 cm (8.78 x 14.76 in.)
Added on 4/3/25
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Mappira-Kun by Yoshirou Kato (1925-2006)

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Rare to find one of his gags in color :-)

Yoshirō Katō (1925–2006) was a Japanese manga artist and TV personality best known for the long-running comic strip Mappira-kun, which appeared in the Mainichi Shimbun for 47 years. He started his career in the late 1940s after leaving his government job and became known for his satirical, bold-lined comics like Onboro Jinsei and Senbiki no Ninja. Beyond manga, he was a popular television host, notably on Rensō Gēmu. Katō received multiple honors, including the Order of the Rising Sun, and served as president of the Japan Cartoonists Association (1981–1996).

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